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There’s an octopus at Liverpool Street station

If you head to Liverpool Street station at the moment, there's an octopus sitting next to one of the entrances - as a charity art trail.

Huge mural appears on the side of a Holbon hotel

A few months ago, a huge mural appeared on the side of a hotel near Holborn, by the freehand mural painter, Dan Kitchener.

Covent Garden to be filled with neon art next month

Next month, Covent Garden will be filled with neon signs, as part of a display by the artist Chila Burman, who was also responsible for covering the Tate Britain in neon signs last Christmas.

See a “walking” boat on the Thames

Over the next few weeks, a walking boat will be in the Thames around Battersea - and yes, it's art.

Marble Arch Mound adds a lights display

When it opens to the public later this month, the Marble Arch Mound will also feature a one-off light exhibition by W1Curates, called Lightfield, lead by British/American artist, Anthony James.

Theatre displays fill empty shop windows

A number of shop windows in Central London have been turned into art galleries showing off work by students at several of London's theatre arts schools.

Outdoor art exhibition coming to East London

An affordable art fair is taking over a large number of commercial advertising displays across East London for a fortnight to create an outdoor art exhibition.

Chopin sculpture outside the Royal Festival Hall

There's an abstract sculpture to the Polish composer and pianist, Frédéric Chopin outside the Royal Festival Hall, but on the side where it's not that obvious to spot.

Tower Bridge to be covered in a thousand photos of Londoners this Sunday

This coming Sunday will see Tower Bridge covered in nearly 1,000 photos of Londoners taken by the French artist, JR, who also happens to have an exhibition in London at the moment.

Mayfair’s Sculpture Trail 2021 has opened

Mayfair's second annual Sculpture Trail has opened for people to wander around the area seeking out temporary, and permanent public artworks.

Three more “British Railways” totems for south London

Street artist Lionel Stanhope has completed three more of his distinctive railway station signs for Network Rail, at Malden Manor, Chessington North and Tolworth.

Art galleries across London to open for an Art Weekend

Next weekend, over 130 art galleries across London will take part in the first-ever London Gallery Weekend.

Cromwell Place – South Kensington’s art dealer collective

A South Kensington building that looks like a posh hotel is in fact a collection of art galleries -- and it's freely open to the public.

Life-size elephant sculptures in London

A herd of life-sized sculptures of elephants have arrived in London, and are on display ahead of being sold for charity.

Call for artists to decorate Vauxhall’s railway arches

A line of railway arches around Vauxhall station are to be redecorated, with the designs coming from an open competition.

Lockdown Stories in St James

There's an open-air art gallery just around the corner from Piccadilly Circus, and at the moment, it's filled with portraits of people who have told their stories of lockdown life.

Concrete art on the Cavendish hotel car park

On a side street in St James is a hotel, with an underground car park, and a long frieze of concrete art.

Supermundane mural appears in Covent Garden

A new mural designed by London-based artist Rob Lowe, AKA Supermundane, has appeared on the side of the London Graphic Centre in Covent Garden.

Sculpture to honour victims of sexual violence

The serene green park in the centre of St James’s Square is currently also hosting a bronze sculpture of a mother and child, representing victims of sexual violence.

Tubular rainbow appears in Soho Square

A rainbow artwork has appeared in Soho Square to welcome Londoners out of the latest stage of lockdown restrictions.

See some theatre inspired displays in Fortnum’s windows

The posh food emporium in Piccadilly, Fortnum and Mason has filled its shop windows not with goods for sale, but models created by theatre set designers.

West End galleries to have syncronised late night opening evening

London’s West End galleries are having a collective late night opening to encourage people back to the area after the lockdown relaxes.

Greenwich Peninsula art – the Optic Cloak and a Pinch in Time

Most people who pass within a mile or so of North Greenwich or the eastern side of the Isle of Dogs are likely to have seen a shimmering steel tower on the Greenwich Peninsula.

Crossrail’s longest artwork is being installed

At nearly 2km long one of the longest artworks in the UK is currently being installed in East London by Crossrail.